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Dagger axe, ge
Details
Artist
Unknown
Title
Dagger axe, ge
Date
Western Zhou Dynasty (about 1050- about 771 BC)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
L: 23.1 cm.
Reference
CVCSC 0390.A
Collection
Status
On Display
This blade, with a ridge on both sides is richly decorated with a large animal head. The blade also has a socket at one end, which is likely to have held a long wooden pole.
Dagger axe, ge Western Zhou Dynasty (about 1050- about 771 BC) © Compton Verney